I think it's like apple scab -- not a bad year last year, but I am betting most are not going to slack off too much on fungicide sprays if it's wet. Ditto for brown rot if there are peaches and wet weather...
:-) On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 12:16 PM, Franklyn Carlson < fcarl...@carlsonorchards.com> wrote: > Art: > > You had a much larger crop than we did……. 0 peaches & 0 nectarines. > > We did a minimal spray program last year, but are planning to be ready for > anything this year. Bruce did the fall copper spray & we are planning on > the spring copper spray, and then be as preventative as we can be for brown > rot. Let’s hope we get a crop this year. > > Frank > > > > > > > > > > *From:* apple-crop [mailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.com] *On > Behalf Of *kellyorchards > *Sent:* Saturday, January 7, 2017 10:22 AM > *To:* Apple-Crop <apple-crop@virtualorchard.com> > *Subject:* [Apple-Crop] Brown rot > > > > Does anyone have any insights to offer regarding brown rot following a > dry, crop failure year. The five peaches we did produce won the blue > ribbon at the local fair (only entry). > > > > > > > > > > Art Kelly > Kelly Orchards > Acton, Maine > > _______________________________________________ > apple-crop mailing list > apple-crop@virtualorchard.com > http://virtualorchard.com/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop > > -- Jon Clements aka 'Mr Honeycrisp' University of Massachusetts Amherst Extension UMass Cold Spring Orchard 393 Sabin St. Belchertown, MA 01007 413-478-7219 umassfruit.com
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